Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetes
Diabetic foot ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes with high costs and adverse sequelae, such as lower-extremity amputations. International guidelines recommend that all people with diabetes should have their feet inspected at least once a year. This study is aimed at determining whether s...
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doaj-e20df7f0c03343f99ce45b4cff7e11352020-11-25T03:41:09ZengUniversity of OsloNordic Journal of Health Economics1892-97291892-97102019-10-017110.5617/njhe.5914Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetesChristine Marie Bækø Halling0Jacob Ladenburg1VIVE - the Danish Centre of Applied Social ScienceVIVE - the Danish Centre of Applied Social Science Diabetic foot ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes with high costs and adverse sequelae, such as lower-extremity amputations. International guidelines recommend that all people with diabetes should have their feet inspected at least once a year. This study is aimed at determining whether socioeconomic factors influence the probability of having the feet inspected by a chiropodist on a nationally representative sample of people with diabetes. We estimate a logit model for the choice determinants of foot inspections among people with diabetes. Of all people with diabetes, 73% have not had their feet inspected by a chiropodist. The results indicate social and geographical inequality with regard to diabetic foot care. Especially for ethnic minorities, people with low income and people living in rural and remote areas. The findings are robust to a series of sensitivity analyses. Published: Online October 2019. https://journals.uio.no/NJHE/article/view/5914opportunity costsinequalitiessocioeconomic factorsfoot carediabetes |
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Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetes |
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Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetes |
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Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetes |
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Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetes |
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Social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: A nationwide registry study on Danish people with diabetes |
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social and geographical inequalities in the choice of foot therapy as preventive care: a nationwide registry study on danish people with diabetes |
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University of Oslo |
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Nordic Journal of Health Economics |
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1892-9729 1892-9710 |
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2019-10-01 |
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Diabetic foot ulcers are a serious complication of diabetes with high costs and adverse sequelae, such as lower-extremity amputations. International guidelines recommend that all people with diabetes should have their feet inspected at least once a year. This study is aimed at determining whether socioeconomic factors influence the probability of having the feet inspected by a chiropodist on a nationally representative sample of people with diabetes. We estimate a logit model for the choice determinants of foot inspections among people with diabetes. Of all people with diabetes, 73% have not had their feet inspected by a chiropodist. The results indicate social and geographical inequality with regard to diabetic foot care. Especially for ethnic minorities, people with low income and people living in rural and remote areas. The findings are robust to a series of sensitivity analyses.
Published: Online October 2019.
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